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I hope everyone in America sends this to their
congressmen today, on the Fourth of July.
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An Open Letter to Congress
by Andrew Bard Schmookler
http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0704-23.htm
Each one of you who serve in Congress took an oath....You promised us –you promised God—to defend the Constitution..... has there ever been a moment in American history when the Constitution has needed defending more than now?....
....You are obliged, by that oath, to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Even if that risks your losing your present proximity to great political power....
We, the undersigned citizens of the United States, would like to ask you: Which will it be? Are you going to confront this apparent pattern of presidential lawlessness by conducting investigations and following them wherever your oath of office may require you to go? Or are we going to have to find other political leaders to protect our freedom under the rule of law?
[Readers are encouraged to circulate this open letter as a petition to Congress.]
Posted by Deck at July 4, 2006 11:42 AM